One of the grand paradoxes of tech is that the statement below is one that would lead to leaks about employee discontent if made by Google but is a mundane & expected statement by Microsoft.

This shows the importance of setting expectations about your culture & values with staff https://t.co/hegkx0GHlW

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) July 6, 2021

But seriously: So much corporate time and money was spent fighting over this thing for years. And now it's just ... cancelled.

— David McCabe (@dmccabe) July 6, 2021

The delay caused by lawsuits is going to help Microsoft. Right now, @Microsoft is in much better position to compete against AWS when compared to 2019. https://t.co/frO1IdvAJE

— pradeepviswav (@pradeepviswav) July 6, 2021

Just a boring first week as CEO for Andy Jassy. https://t.co/0vFTHW1Soh

— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) July 6, 2021

Happy first day, Andy Jassy! https://t.co/y2fohIXKIa

— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) July 6, 2021

Pentagon decides it doesn’t need to spend $10 billion upgrading its systems versus deal with the optics of Microsoft being handed a lucrative defense contract over AWS due to a personal vendetta by previous admin.

Wonder what happens to all the bonuses?https://t.co/QcpnaIEnG5

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) July 6, 2021

The real JEDI contract was the lobbying retainers we signed along the way. https://t.co/egDBesuh8V

— David McCabe (@dmccabe) July 6, 2021

China: Gov collaborates w/tech cos to build national infrastructure; uses this to achieve ideological & geopolitical goals.
USA: Gov gives contract for next-gen defense infra to private company in 2019, other companies sue; gov nixes contract 2021. https://t.co/iOaM3cEBtW

— Jack Clark (@jackclarkSF) July 6, 2021

One contract has never, and will never, define our relationship with the DoD or any customer. Our decades-long partnership with the DoD will continue, & we stand ready to support the men and women in uniform as they address national security needs.https://t.co/1hkKbR3DTA

— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) July 6, 2021

"Sherman said that he will be reaching out to Oracle, IBM and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to outline the new plan." https://t.co/T1f0DpIjY4

— Mark Bergen (@mhbergen) July 6, 2021

Pentagon cancels Trump's $10 billion JEDI cloud computing deal with Microsoft, announcing a new multi-vendor contract expected to include Amazon https://t.co/xk0RhhFIXz $MSFT $AMZN pic.twitter.com/sFjS5XIwp7

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) July 6, 2021

Pentagon scraps JEDI award to Microsoft, will rebid https://t.co/kwBekrmm8m $MSFT $AMZN $GOOG by @dibartz & @davidshepardson

— Mike Stone (@MichaelStone) July 6, 2021

stay focused / news: https://t.co/rlUVoWSbk6 / source: https://t.co/Dxuv5WqOTP pic.twitter.com/ggo3YCwiHy

— sarah t. (@tsnvaa) July 6, 2021

China: Gov collaborates w/tech cos to build national infrastructure; uses this to achieve ideological & geopolitical goals.
USA: Gov gives contract for next-gen defense infra to private company in 2019, other companies sue; gov nixes contract 2021. https://t.co/iOaM3cEBtW

— Jack Clark (@jackclarkSF) July 6, 2021

The JEDI deal (along with TikTok), the thing that has consumed hours of my life I can't get back: https://t.co/8L7a6XvB05

— Dina Bass (@dinabass) July 6, 2021

BREAKING: Pentagon scraps a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded in 2019 to Microsoft after years of wrangling between the government and some of the biggest U.S. tech companies over the deal. https://t.co/mDkqIDNfzv

— Bloomberg Government (@BGOV) July 6, 2021

$MSFT の国防総省の約1兆円プロジェクト(JEDI)がキャンセルになり $AMZN へ。AWSがクレームを入れて調査モードに入ってからは手付かずだろうから損失は無いだろうが。AMZNの上りに比べたらMSFTの下がりが少ないのは、流石の安定感。大手同士でも競争原理は働いていますね。https://t.co/w7WqBLoX7V

— ぴっと@休業中 (@pitbullet8) July 6, 2021

The Pentagon canceled its $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing contract with Microsoft following a legal battle initiated by Amazon, which argued the deal involved undue influence from former President Trump https://t.co/PFDXEDdKPd pic.twitter.com/DJCdyV6Klw

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) July 7, 2021

$MSFT https://t.co/bCQjXKKpcB

— ????????? ✵ (@Prophitcy) July 7, 2021

ヤッパリ政権が交代すると、政策決定の問題が明るみに出され、再検証と修正が起きる。政権交代の可能性が存在するだけでも政策決定を適切に行う緊張感が生まれる。それでも無視する乱暴者は別だが。“Pentagon's $10 billion cloud deal latest Trump move reversed by Biden“ https://t.co/6JupnyQAXZ

— Norio Nakatsuji (@norionakatsuji) July 6, 2021

미국 국방부가 마이크로소프트에게 낙찰됐던 100억 달러 상당의 JEDI 클라우드 사업을 취소하고, 대신 마이크로소프트 외 아마존 등 다른 클라우드 벤더들까지 포함하는 새로운 계약을 맺을 방침 https://t.co/ZItvXeGDD5

— H. Kim (@metavital) July 7, 2021

The Pentagon scrapped its $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing deal with Microsoft and announced a new multi-vendor contract expected to include its big tech rival, Amazon https://t.co/PFDXECW9XF pic.twitter.com/y3tf9oXkL7

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) July 7, 2021

The Pentagon canceled its disputed $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing contract with Microsoft following a lawsuit filed by Amazon which argued that the contract process was influenced by former President Trump https://t.co/PFDXECW9XF pic.twitter.com/KvNC9GOM2e

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) July 6, 2021

Yikes ? https://t.co/bV6z3PSHXJ

— Bad-Take-Born Saga (@EverbornSaga) July 6, 2021

"...the Pentagon announced plans for a “multi-vendor” project and said it “intends to seek proposals from a limited number of sources, namely Microsoft and [AWS]"

JEDI going multicloud is fucking huge.https://t.co/TuZcGXZSBF

— Andy Manoske ? (@a2d2) July 6, 2021